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Saturday, March 14, 2009

GBBD March 2009

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, the day when Carol at May Dreams Gardens invites us all to share what is blooming in our personal part of the world, finds my personal part of the world waking up. The fava beans are still blooming and are now covered with blooms. But I have yet to see any beans. This is the first time I've grown these so I'm trying to be patient.The Felicia amelloides have bloomed most of the winter and aren't about to stop now.Loropetalum chinese is blooming nicely...for the first time! It has only had a few blooms in the past. Since it needs partial shade in our hot climate I chose a spot near the fence and a four foot tall boxwood. I'm thinking this is a bit too shady for it's liking. But now that it's had a few years to sulk it looks like it may have changed its mind and decided to be happy.Viburnum 'Spring Bouquet' has a lovely light fragrance. Behind it is the boxwood and behind that is the loropetalum.

The white potato vine, Solanum jasminoides, is coming back into bloom after a month or so off.

Tulbaghia fragrans has likewise quit sulking...I divided this plant about two months ago and it coasted for a while but now has decided it is going to be happy after all.

A few grape hyacinths have popped up near the new shorter Felicia.

The Banksia rose is just in time, being kind enough to offer 20 or so blooms for bloom day. In a week or so it will be a mass of blooms...almost more than is decent. But I guess since it's a once a year event it thinks it need to go all out.

The first succulent bloom of the year is very sweet. I am not, however, sure just what succulent this is.Chrysanthemum paludosum blooms along the front walk.

Iberis blooms around the yard. And literally just in time for Bloom Day is the first wisteria bloom...barely open.Not in bloom but almostthere are freesias...I will be checking before dark tonight just in case!

20 comments:

That is a formidable list of flowering plants.Davis must be in gardeners' paradise: Texas :-)

I read about your strawberry tower and I hope that you will document the progress, with your new camera. I'd love to see how it works out. Could you really get 12 plants between the rims of the pots?jo

It is always a treat to see the gardens of folks with very different growing conditions...You have a delicious list of blooms! I was given a Banks rose and wondering what to expect from it...not sure where to plant it...are they just huge climbers? gail

Wow, lots of beautiful blooms. We are still trying to shake off winter here, but Spring is coming. My daughter gave me a potted potato vine like yours last spring, but I was disappointed to see it was not hardy in our zone....it now looks very dead in it's pot. :-(

Ooh, those banksia blooms are beautiful! I planted some scarlet runner beans a couple weeks ago, hoping to have some decorative veggies in the yard, but nothing so far. Maybe it's because the seeds are from 2003...

CA gardens make me drool...especially this time of year....and yours is no exception. Read that one of your other passions is grandmothering..mine, too. Took a look at your Nonna Diaries and it's apparent how much you love your little Sophie. Thanks for visiting my blog. You mentioned my "son" in the picture, that's my grandson. I'll be back.

Welcome Blossom! I do know I'm lucky and appreciate it a lot!Hi "." Davis is actually in California's Central Valley. I did get the 12 plants into the strawberry tower...hopefully they are not too crowded!I tried to catch a scent from the favas, HappyMouffetard but couldn't smell a thing! They are, however, quite lovely in my opinion!Glad to be of use Ms. Wis. I'll be visiting other places this summer when it's too hot for things to be happy here!MMD...it might be now that it's blooming...and if it grows a bit taller!Gail...mine both seem to want to be about 15 feet or so...I do cut lots out each year though as it wants to be too bushy.Pat...these are banksias...I think anyone could grow them! I'm not good at 'real' roses!Thanks Carol! And thanks as always for asking us to all get together!EAL...which are unfamiliar? Just curious!Katie...I hope we get some beans...I've never tried them before.The favas are quite pretty, Dee. I guess even if I get no beans they have been fun to try.The white banksia does have a nice light fragrance, Annie. You should try the viburnum again...it really hasn't required any care. I think you must have had a 'lemon' before!Thanks Michelle..it is a cutie!Tessa...it's true...it takes time to develop a big variety. Lots of trial and error for sure on my part!Connie...I would certainly give the potato vine a lot of time to prove it's dead. Mine sometimes gets hit by a freeze and LOOKS dead but comes back. Of course, we live in very different climates!Good luck on the runner beans, Dreamybee! Maybe by now they have popped up!The tulbaghia has a sweet scent, not garlicky at all, Marion. It doesn't, however, bloom all summer like other tulbaghias.Welcome Donna! I went back and looked at your other posts and now I see! Isn't being a grandmother fun? I hope to "see" you again soon!